speak for itself

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   不言而喻；有目共睹

   to be so easy to see and understand that you do not need to say anything else about it / them

   I think the changes speak for themselves

   My record speaks for itself.

电影里这样说 · 6 部

• on the record, speaks for itself.Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father2008
• I think the changes speak for themselvesSouthpaw2015
• Um, well, I'll let it speak for itself.Air2023
• My record speaks for itself.Training Day2001
• l'm not really speaking about the event itself.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011
• this case speaks for itself .Paths of Glory1957
• - You didn't tell them about it? - It can speak for itself.The Devil's Advocate1997
• - Whoa, whoa. - I think the pic speaks for itself.The Hunt2020

在完整场景里学

• 训练日2001
  • 上班前妻子的叮嘱：screw something up（搞砸）
  • 车里逼搭档讲故事：keep your mouth shut（闭嘴）
  • 重罪拦截搜身：slap the taste out of your mouth（狠狠一巴掌教训你）
• 光荣之路1957
  • 劝将军强攻蚁丘：out of the question（绝无可能）
  • 将军来前线视察：armchair officer（纸上谈兵的军官）
  • 下令强攻蚁丘：the last refuge of a scoundrel（恶棍最后的避难所）

同一词条的短语

• be on speaking terms
• generally, broadly, roughly, relatively, speaking
• no… to speak of
• so to speak
• speak for myself
• speak for yourself
• speaking as
• speak your mind
• speak out of turn
• speak volumes
• speak well of
• actions speak louder than words